South Korea achieved a half success with its Nuri space launch vehicle, Thursday, as the country's first locally-developed rocket successfully lifted off and reached its target altitude but failed to place a dummy satellite into orbit.
Nuri, or the Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II (KSLV II), lifted off from Goheung, 500 kilometers south of Seoul, and flew to an altitude of 700 kilometers, however, the 1.5-ton dummy satellite failed to be placed into orbit. (from The Korea Times, Fri, October 22, 2021)